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New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): While speaking on the five questions that BJP has put forward for AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said that all the five questions are stale and that BJP should make an effort to come up with some new questions. Yadav further said the questions show that BJP is nervous and scared of AAP. He added that BJP may ask 50 questions, but it should ask the questions in front of the public. AAP leader Somnath Bharti expressed similar sentiments.Jan 29, 2015

Wagah Border, Jan 29 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Thursday said that Pakistan wants a strong neighbourhood and good relations with India. He added that Pakistan is the victim of terrorism so no other country than us would be more interested in eradicating terrorism.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party during his rally in Delhi's Seelampur area. Gandhi said the BJP has failed to fulfill its promises on black money, corruption and inflation made before the general elections last year. He also said that the main motive of the Aam Aadmi Party is to stop Congress from coming to power.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party during his rally in Delhi’s Seelampur area. Gandhi said the BJP has failed to fulfill its promises on black money, corruption and inflation made before the general elections last year. He also said that the main motive of the Aam Aadmi Party is to stop Congress from coming to power.Jan 29, 2015

Dozens gather before the funeral to mourn Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found dead ahead of giving what was expected to be explosive testimony against President Cristina Kirchner. Duration: 01:00Jan 29, 2015

A long, slow procession of coffins draped in the Philippine flag pour out of military transport planes in Manila, as the country mourns dozens of policemen killed in a botched anti-terror operation. Duration: 00:37Jan 29, 2015

First introduced to the capital in 1814, bringing light to dark and dangerous streets, now a small team of 'Londons last lamplighters' wind the mechanisms and polish the glass to make sure the remaining 1,500 gas lamps glow on.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): RJD and JD (U) on Thursday confirmed that the Janata Parivar merger will surely take place. JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that there will be no obstacles in the merger. Lalu said that the parties have given the responsibility to Mulayam Singh Yadav and the work towards the merger is in progress.Jan 29, 2015

MSG is a film on, by & for godman Guru Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan. Why is that godmen always have long names? this godman's website is not short either. Why is the film facing trouble to release. First the censor board did not clear the film, then i don't know what happened, the authorities suddenly got enlightenment and gave a clearance. Then follows the resignation of the censor board chief and 9 board members, Protests from other groups grew huge...Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Three labourers got injured and one was dead after an under-construction building collapsed in New Delhi’s east Kidwai Nagar on Thursday (January 29). Labourers said they died due to collapsing of loose soil on them. Reportedly, the injured were rushed to the hospital soon after the incident.Jan 29, 2015

Jammu, Jan 29 (ANI): A crucial BJP meeting on JandK government formation is scheduled to take place on Thursday. The meeting will be attended by MoS PMO Jitendra Singh, BJP leaders Ram Madhav and Jugal Kishore Sharma. BJP leader Nirmal Singh while speaking about the meeting said that Jitendra singh will be attending the meeting and the leaders will try to chalk out the strategy for winning the two Rajya Sabha seats.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed claimed that the opponents are trying to buy their volunteers. Kejriwal had tweeted, "Opponents trying to "buy" our volunteers. I have told volunteers not to refuse anyone who approach.Paise lekar sting kar lo. Spread this msg." He had also declared that a conspiracy was being hatched against his party by a "senior leader" by planting false stories against AAP candidates in the media. The party is so worried that in a day or so it is expected to send a written complaint to the election commission stating its fear. Meanwhile, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said that BJP's CM Candidate Kiran Bedi used to say that nobody should vote for BJP, a party who can't give account of their funds. He slammed her and said that opponents definitely are scared and are trying to but AAP volunteers.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Reactions poured in on Thursday as reports emerged that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) allegedly re-converted over 100 tribals to Hinduism in West Bengal. Over a dozen adivasi Christian families - some 100 people, including children - reportedly attended the conversion programme. However, the district administration and senior VHP leaders refused to call it a conversion because none of the adivasis had placed an affidavit for name change.Jan 29, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said on Thursday that the SIT will question Sunanda Pushkar's son, Shiv Menon in connection with her murder case. Menon is Sunanda Pushkar's son from her second marriage. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed for probing Pushkar's death. Meanwhile, Politician Amar Singh, who claimed to be a close friend of Pushkar was also questioned by the SIT on Wednesday. However, he said that there was nothing relevant that came out after the interrogation and that he made available all the information he had to the SIT.Jan 29, 2015

Birbhum, Jan 29 (ANI): VHP leader Praveen Togadia said the West Bengal government must take timely action against Muslim infiltrators in the state or else the state will be a part of "greater Bangladesh" in the near future. He said that the party has warned the state chief minister and now it is up to her to stop the infiltrators or else face violence. He also appealed the people to boycott the infiltrators so as to save West Bengal from turning into a Muslim state and said that the people must remain alert about the infiltrators and they should not be given any scope to stay, earn or do business here.Jan 29, 2015